East Carolina vs Florida Atlantic Owls: shaded seats and sun by section

For East Carolina vs Florida Atlantic Owls at a noon kickoff, 20 of 51 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 219, 216, 15, 14. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Nov 28, 2026, Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC. Kickoff time not yet announced (American Athletic Conference TV windows: noon, 3:30 pm or 7:00 pm ET). Kickoff time TBA, so each possible kickoff window is modelled below.

Which seats are in the sun at a noon kickoff?

Time	What happens
10:00 am	Two hours before kickoff.
12:00 pm	Kickoff
~3:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate time from ecupirates.com.

Sun at kickoff: 33.0° high, bearing 180.7°. Still 14.1° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 219, 216, 15, 14, 13, 12. Shadiest: 3, 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7. By level and side: lower level, north stand 218 min, lower endzone, east end 184 min, 200 level, north stand 183 min, lower level, south stand 9 min, club level, north stand 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 1	lower level	south	60		1:10 pm
Section 2	lower level	south	10		at kickoff
Section 3	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 4A	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 4B	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 5	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 6	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 7	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 8A	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 8B	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 9	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 10	lower level	south	1		at kickoff
Section 11	lower level	south	42		2:40 pm
Section 12	lower level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 13	lower level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 14	lower level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 15	lower level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 16	lower level	north	217		not during the game	yes
Section 17	lower level	north	215		not during the game	yes
Section 18	lower level	north	215		not during the game	yes
Section 19	lower level	north	216		not during the game	yes
Section 20	lower level	north	217		not during the game	yes
Section 21	lower level	north	218		not during the game	yes
Section 22	lower level	north	216		not during the game	yes
Section 113	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 114	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 115	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 116	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 117	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 118	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 119	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 120	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 121	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 213	200 level	north	219		not during the game	yes
Section 214	200 level	north	131		not during the game	yes
Section 215	200 level	north	218		not during the game	yes
Section 216	200 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 217	200 level	north	117		not during the game	yes
Section 218	200 level	north	193		not during the game	yes
Section 219	200 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 220	200 level	north	167		not during the game	yes
Section 221	200 level	north	164		not during the game	yes
Section 23	lower endzone	east	212		3:30 pm
Section 24	lower endzone	east	213		not during the game
Section 25	lower endzone	east	192		3:10 pm
Section 26	lower endzone	east	182		3:10 pm
Section 27	lower endzone	east	184		3:00 pm
Section 28	lower endzone	east	185		3:00 pm
Section 29	lower endzone	east	180		3:00 pm
Section 30	lower endzone	east	166		3:00 pm
Section 31	lower endzone	east	145		2:30 pm

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 60°F (range 46-68°F), feels like 56°F, wind 7 mph, rain in 9% of game hours, clear skies in 46%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 3:30 pm kickoff?

Time	What happens
1:30 pm	Two hours before kickoff.
3:30 pm	Kickoff
5:00 pm	Sunset
~7:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate time from ecupirates.com.

Sun at kickoff: 14.1° high, bearing 230.1°. Sunset during the game at about 5:00 pm. Sunniest: 219, 216, 213, 220, 215, 14. Shadiest: 1, 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 5. By level and side: 200 level, north stand 71 min, lower level, north stand 52 min, lower endzone, east end 3 min, lower level, south stand 0 min, club level, north stand 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 1	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 2	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 3	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 4A	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 4B	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 5	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 6	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 7	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 8A	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 8B	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 9	lower level	south	0		at kickoff
Section 10	lower level	south	1		at kickoff
Section 11	lower level	south	4		at kickoff
Section 12	lower level	north	64		4:40 pm	yes
Section 13	lower level	north	71		4:40 pm	yes
Section 14	lower level	north	78		4:50 pm	yes
Section 15	lower level	north	75		4:50 pm	yes
Section 16	lower level	north	70		5:00 pm	yes
Section 17	lower level	north	60		4:40 pm	yes
Section 18	lower level	north	47		4:40 pm	yes
Section 19	lower level	north	39		4:40 pm	yes
Section 20	lower level	north	28		3:50 pm	yes
Section 21	lower level	north	23		3:50 pm	yes
Section 22	lower level	north	20		3:50 pm	yes
Section 113	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 114	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 115	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 116	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 117	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 118	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 119	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 120	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 121	club level	north	0		at kickoff
Section 213	200 level	north	90		5:00 pm	yes
Section 214	200 level	north	52		5:00 pm	yes
Section 215	200 level	north	80		5:00 pm	yes
Section 216	200 level	north	90		5:00 pm	yes
Section 217	200 level	north	48		5:00 pm	yes
Section 218	200 level	north	65		5:00 pm	yes
Section 219	200 level	north	90		5:00 pm	yes
Section 220	200 level	north	80		5:00 pm	yes
Section 221	200 level	north	46		4:40 pm	yes
Section 23	lower endzone	east	7		at kickoff
Section 24	lower endzone	east	6		3:40 pm
Section 25	lower endzone	east	1		at kickoff
Section 26	lower endzone	east	1		at kickoff
Section 27	lower endzone	east	1		at kickoff
Section 28	lower endzone	east	4		at kickoff
Section 29	lower endzone	east	5		at kickoff
Section 30	lower endzone	east	5		at kickoff
Section 31	lower endzone	east	1		at kickoff

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 56°F (range 43-67°F), feels like 52°F, wind 6 mph, rain in 5% of game hours, clear skies in 51%.

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